call-up
1 of 2noun
ˈkȯl-ˌəp 
1
: an order to report for military service
2
: a baseball player brought up to a major league team from the minor leagues
call up
2 of 2verb
called up; calling up; calls up
transitive verb
1
: to summon together (as for a united effort)
call up all his forces for the attack
2
: to bring to mind : evoke
3
: to summon before an authority
4
a
: to summon for active military duty
b
: to bring up from a minor league to a major league baseball team
5
: to bring forward for consideration or action
6
: to retrieve from the memory of a computer especially for display and user interaction
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1
call-ups
noun
as in mobilizations
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- mobilizations
- summonses
- calls
- rallies
- convocations
- rallyings
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